ASHEVILLE – The nonprofit that runs Pack Place will stay in the picture for at least a while despite City Council’s move last week to lease the downtown cultural center directly to institutions located there.

The nonprofit’s board on Wednesday agreed to continue with building management for now while representatives of the Asheville Art Museum and Diana Wortham Theatre and others discuss how the building is to be run in the future.

Representatives of the nonprofit and city officials argued earlier this year over the city push for direct leases, which take effect Friday. The Pack Place board held a closed session Wednesday to discuss legal matters.

Chairman Edward Hay said afterward the board had made no decision on whether to sue over the issue.